Best Middle Schools in Tennessee

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the TNReady test scores by the Tennessee Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, June 24, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Tennessee schools were revised on October 14^th after the TN Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 End-of-Course math scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 587)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
470318002286	351	LEAD Southeast	Public, Charter	5-12	531 Metroplex DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 338-9672	825	64	12.8		188 (22.8%)	134 (16.2%)	433 (52.5%)	61 (7.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$19,660			$4,313			$14,617	38.6	29.3	426	75
470402001677	352	Rucker Stewart Middle	Public	6-8	350 Hancock ST	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 452-1734	661	41	16		267 (40.4%)	177 (26.8%)	184 (27.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	$10,551			$642			$9,329	38.6	30	420	68
470198000641	353	Mc Ewen High School	Public	6-12	335 Melrose ST	Mc Ewen	37101	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	No	(931) 582-6950	524	35	15.1		488 (93.1%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$9,957			$1,202			$8,737	38.4	42	330	23
470051000159	354	Hunter Elementary	Public	K-8	145 Hope ST	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4074	433	32	13.6		409 (94.5%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,102			$1,808			$9,604	38.3	55.2	241	113
470387001942	355	Smith County Middle School	Public	5-8	134 Smith County Middle School	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 735-8277	327	18	18		272 (83.2%)	5 (1.5%)	28 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$9,417			$1,048			$7,473	37.9	56.4	228	127
470288000999	356	Bethel Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4733 Main	Bethel Springs	38315	McNairy County	McNairy County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 934-7288	440	35	12.4		406 (92.3%)	9 (2.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$12,322			$1,991			$9,524	37.9	33.6	389	33
470420001716	357	West Middle School	Public	6-8	90 Hermitage DR	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	No	No	(931) 454-2605	386	28	13.9		300 (77.7%)	46 (11.9%)	23 (6.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$14,815			$2,700			$11,266	37.8	40	341	16
470438001762	358	Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3261 Highway 81 South	Jonesborough	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 753-1130	421	33	12.8		379 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.2%)	$13,326			$1,680			$11,136	37.8	49.1	282	76
470438010492	359	Jonesborough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 N Cherokee ST	Jonesborough	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(423) 753-1100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								37.8			(n/a)
470258000083	360	Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	2665 Christmasville RD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 422-6687	815	47	17.3		210 (25.8%)	404 (49.6%)	119 (14.6%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.9%)	$10,873			$2,072			$8,142	37.7	36.8	361	1

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on TNReady Mathematics, TNReady English Language Arts, TNReady Science, TNReady Social Studies, TNReady Algebra I, TNReady Integrated Math I, TNReady Integrated Math II, TNReady English I, TNReady Geometry test scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on June 24, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Tennessee Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Tennessee Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.